Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay shrouded in a haze of its own, which appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town.... Hard Times for These Times - Pàgina 133per Charles Dickens - 1854 - 376 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| 1854 - 634 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without...now confusedly tending this way, now that way, now inspiring to the vault of heaven, now murkily creeping along the earth, as the wind rose and fell,... | |
| 1854 - 380 pàgines
...to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no euch sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town. A blur...sheets of cross light in it, that showed nothing but massee of darkness : — Coketown in the distance was suggestive of itself, though not a brick of it... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1890 - 424 pàgines
...impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the ' ( \; •. f town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town. A blur of soot and smoke, now con- i fusedly tending this way, now that way, now aspiring to the vault of Heaven, now murkily creeping... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1894 - 534 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without...quarter ; a dense, formless jumble, with sheets of cross-light in it, that showed nothing but masses of darkness, Coketown in the distance was suggestive... | |
| Frederic George Kitton - 1905 - 376 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town. A blur of soot and smoke, now confusedly bending this way, now that way, now aspiring to the vault of heaven, now murkily creeping along the... | |
| 1912 - 402 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town Coketown in the distance was suggestive of itself, though not a brick of it could be seen. The wonder... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1926 - 1078 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without...quarter : a dense formless jumble, with sheets of cross-light in it, that showed nothing but masses of darkness : — Coketown in the distance was suggestive... | |
| Andre Mele - 1993 - 238 pàgines
...which appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there because there could be no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without a town....smoke, now confusedly tending this way, now that way ... a dense formless jumble, with sheets of cross light in it, that showed nothing but masses of darkness.... | |
| Richard L. Tames - 2005 - 232 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without...quarter: a dense formless jumble, with sheets of cross lights in it, that showed nothing but masses of darkness: — Coketown in the distance was suggestive... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1875 - 300 pàgines
...appeared impervious to the sun's rays. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such sulky blotch upon the prospect without...this way, now that way, now aspiring to the vault of lieaven, now murkily creeping along the earth, as the wind rose and fell, or changed its quarter :... | |
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